Demon Slayer Swords- Chinese Swords and Swordsmanship Series
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- Опубликовано: 16 май 2021
- “Demon Slayer” Chinese Swords, that is, two Qing Jian with “Kill Demons” inscribed right on the blades. Scott M. Rodell looks at the history and use of these 2 swords from the later Qing dynasty.
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Great vid! Those scabbards look original, but most of those leather wrapped scabbards that I have seen come from the early 20th century. Pretty cool stuff!
Thanks Kieth, I appreciate your continued support!
you have great videos, thank you for sharing again.
Thanks Brother.
Thanks Blaze! Expect another video out soon...
@@scottm.rodellgrtc2969 looking forward to it, I hope to join one of your online classes on the jian one of these days.
@@BlazeLeeDragon What are you waiting for? Jump in!
Ah glad you talked about survivor bias in swords
Thanks, it's something most haven't paused to consider. I personally find it quite useful to handle swords that have been beaten up in combat. It's a shame when those marks are polished away, they are a history of the sword's life. And they speak clearly to how the weapon was wielded.
I have one of these. Thanks very much for setting up the context.
Extremely popular amongst the taiping rebels, specifically for the shiur mou inscription. Of course, the taiping cult doctrine interpreted the manchu people as literal satanspawn, thus the sword's inscription would unfortunately mean "manchu killer" in certain contexts.
Mr. Rodell, you are a genius.
Thanks. Can I have that in writing ;). Stay Strong brother.
As a collector I love the antique sword videos! There is a real dearth of English language books on the subject so it's really useful to see some real examples from various angles and learn about their context and use.
Thanks. Look through our back catalog of videos here, you will find many more on specific antique Chinese swords.
@@mugenGRTC Yeah, I'm working my way through the Chinese Swords playlist!
Nice swords!
Thanks Dai!
You should know.
Interesting as always. I consistently learn something from your content. Thank you for sharing your knowledge.
Great, thanks, we always love hearing that. Have you heard about the Academy- www.chineseswordacademy.com/
nice. great information thank you.
Thanks, we appreciate the feedback & support.
Thank you for another fascinating episode! I've always been interested in the dadao used in the Second Sino-Japanese War, and the training system used for them...
Thanks, we always appreciate hearing that!
Thanks. Spent the morning recording another video and we have another that is in editing...
When i see Scott Rodell ,anime lover is not the first word i think of,but here we are.
Well, who doesn't love a good story. It would be hard to beat Demon Slayer. What's you favorite Anime?
@@scottm.rodellgrtc2969 ah ah,i am more of a manga type of guy honestly,and since we are here there is one i think you would enjoy,called Bokko,set during the Warring States period,with a Mohist as his protagonist. But if i really have to answer,i would have trouble choosing between Bakemonogatari and Kill La Kill.
@@junichiroyamashita Did you know I was working in a Manga... Jianke: the Last Swordsman...
@@scottm.rodellgrtc2969 found about it right now.
Excellent video. Thanks!
Thanks Mark. What do you want to see next?
How about the design and forging of your dandao?
@@markduffner8926 That would be interesting, but I would have to go to Longquan to film it. Actually, I have been meaning to visit the forge there and hope to make a film about the re-birth of Chinese smithing..
Would be interesting to see large halberd style weapons. Especially an antique guan dao. Thanks for these videos very interesting stuff!
Interesting that you should suggest that. I have a Qing Pudao on hand that we are planning to feature in a new Episode...
@@scottm.rodellgrtc2969 Awesome cant wait! also maybe some chinese armour could be an interesting topic! Thanks!
@@darkestdragon Helmets are a possibilty. The Met also has some great early Qing armor I was able to examine years ago.
The type of wood is what's most important in demon slaying swords. Certain woods have greater magical properties. (The Golden Bough provides a nice mythological explanation for why this is.) However, "The techniques of the Wudang sword art are marvelous and refined, but are actually nothing more than trigonometry. Please do not ignore this."
awesome content!
as always!
Thanks my friend.
I had been practicing Miao Dao before and I starting to get into the Jian with the online course. I was amazed as the movements between the Jian and Miao Dao are very similar.
Thanks for joining us online at the Academy, we have lots planned for our second year...
Another great video, thanks.
Spent the morning almost finishing up the the edits for our next video. Barring some major hiccup, tune in this coming Monday (5/3) for a new Great River Chinese Swords and Swordsmanship video...
no way you just did that scott🤣 good marketing
anyway cool video
and the online course are amazing exspecially during covid
Thanks, couldn't resist.
Thanks for supporting the online Academy!
great video. would any sword function as a good feng shui item? can it ever have a negative effect?
Very interesting video, I've heard of Hong Xiuquan, from Cool History Bros channel here on RUclips! 😁👍
It was a very "interesting period" in Qing history. If you want to go deeper, I recommend "God's Chinese Son: The Taiping Heavenly Kingdom of Hong Xiuquan" by Jonathan D. Spence.
The stories about Jesus little brother are truly interesting. Definitely a bizarre chapter in Chinese history
I was a very odd movement for China, devastated the country. If you want to learn more about the Taiping Rebellion, check out "God's Chinese Son: The Taiping Heavenly Kingdom of Hong Xiuquan" by Jonathan D. Spence.
@@scottm.rodellgrtc2969 I went down that rabbit hole a few years back when I mistake his name for the founder of hung gar
@@tbishop4961 That's quite a mistake brother! Anyway, hope it was interesting either way.
@@scottm.rodellgrtc2969 I enjoy stories about Kool aid cults. It was a fortunate discovery
His cultists loved this weapon. They also literally believed the ruling manchu to be literal demonspawn, thus to them these swords were "manchu killer" swords.
Quite a different direction in the topic, but interesting
Thanks. Let us know what you would like to see... ?
I love your videos, there are others that talk of the Jian but, you are really interesting.
Here's a laugh for you....Back in the early 1980's I made up some characters for counting to 10. After I put them up for my Sifu I counted to 10 in Chinese. My Sifu looked at me and asked, "WHAT was that ?"
I said it was counting to 10 in Chinese, he started laughing and slapped me on the back of the head and said , " No it isn't ! ( I reversed every way how to properly say the numbers. )....and thus we have another country that I cannot visit , for I would have everyone laughing at my trying to talk the langauge 😋.
I also like your Chinese lions.
I enjoyed this... the first time we got to put some Anime in the video!
Definitely something new for us, maybe a trend?
@@scottm.rodellgrtc2969 I think it was fun to include this and links contemporary culture back to historical reality. I really like the fight scene you've found for one of the upcoming videos. I think providing a little historical accuracy to popular imagery is great. But let's best honest... the main reason we added this clip because it was cool! 🤣
@@GavsFishRoom The trick is finding them! Demon Slayer was an easy clip to find. But I will look...
DemoN SlayeR JiaN!
How much do swords such as these generally go for?
Thanks for your interest. Both were available, the duanjian sold. The changjian (long blade example) is offered at $2275 USD.
@@scottm.rodellgrtc2969 Thanks Laoshi!
Hello and thank you for the interesting video! I would like to hear about hook swords. How common they were in wich period of ancient china and what kind of people used them.
I have a set I could talk about, but they need some clean up. Thanks for the suggestion.
A question about these hilts: I've seen them with varying qualities of casting where in some cases the ferrule is well carved and the guard smooth and detailed, whereas on others there are just sort of scratches on the ferrule and very rough guards. I get the feeling that the ones with better fittings are often given an earlier dating on antique sites. Does this difference in casting quality perhaps directly reflect something about the age of the sword, with the rougher ones being copies of copies of copies, and therefore newer? (I'm thinking here about the lion head pommel on Nepalese kukri, with which something similar happened.)
I was wondering where Tanjiro was.... 😅
Really interesting to get the historical background of the time the swords were made.
As an idea for the future, would it be possible to get a video on Shuang shou jian?
Thanks for the suggestion, two-handed weapons are quite interesting. I enjoy training with my Dandao/Miaodao as a counter-point to jianfa. I will certainly do a couple of shuangshoujian episodes in the the future.
@@scottm.rodellgrtc2969 I occasionally practice/attempt Jian techniques and forms with a two-handed Jian... not historically accurate I know 😅
China Long sword ming dynasty
Thanks, we probably need to get into a museum to cover that topic, but it is possible...
Great idea... I can think of a couple I would like to present, but they are in museums.
Very interesting how the balance point is forward on those. What is the typical balance point for Jian?
May I suggest this video for a through answer- ruclips.net/video/WUmT1SN8J04/видео.html
China bronze age swords. From zhang synast
It seems to me that the handguards of both swords are installed in the wrong way. The side with two points would interfere with the thumb side of the hand while the other dull side of the guard can't stop an opponent's smashing sword effectively.
Having handled over 3,000 antique Chinese Swords from the Ming & Qing dynasties one observation that is obvious is that the vast majority of guards are mounted in the position seen on these two jian. Also note that deflections are preformed with the forte of the blade and so the guard rarely is struck by the duifang's weapon. This is evidenced by the lack of nicks in jian sword guards, while marks to the flat of the blade are observed.
@@scottm.rodellgrtc2969 Thanks for your reply. Deflecting and hand guarding are very different actions as one is more proactive and using mainly sword blades, and the other rather passive and using the part named for its function. And one obviously has to get closer to strike on the guard. Therefore the chances are rarer and forces are less after the opponent blade slides through your blade. I don't claim to have dealt with many Chinese swords but can cut you many many pictures of actual swords with the guards installed the other way around. This type of guard shapes is not typical by itself. But it is easy to spot if fitted in the wrong direction. It is more of an instinct or just a common sense.
@@LaifuLama Honestly, any seasoned practitioner can tell you the position of the hand guard is irrelevant to function. On those rare instances where one has not kept proper distance, striking the duifang with the guard, it really makes no difference which direction it faces.